ACA and Medicaid Enrollment

Why new Medicaid enrollment is soaring, By Christine Vestal, November 6, 2013, Stateline: “States are reporting far higher enrollment in Medicaid than in private insurance since the Affordable Care Act exchanges opened Oct. 1. In Maryland, for example, the number of newly eligible Medicaid enrollees is more than 25 times the number of people signed up for private coverage. Even some Medicaid experts say they are surprised at the early numbers…”